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DeAndre Star
At the beginning of the season, it was clear that Doc Rivers wanted to push DeAndre Jordan into the spotlight, forming a “Big 3” with Chris Paul and Blake Griffin. Paul is a perennial MVP candidate, and Griffin is perhaps the most electrifying big man in the league. Jordan? Well, he was a slightly above-average center coming into this season. But he hadn’t shown that he could be a 30-minute-per-game asset.

Jordan has certainly done his part. After blocking seven more shots in today’s game against the Kings, Jordan eclipsed 200 blocked shots for the first time in his career. He’s the first Clipper to break the 200 blocks barrier since Elton Brand did it in 2005-06. Jordan and Griffin both made nine field goals in the same game for the fourth time ever (second time this month), as Jordan put 21 points in to go with nine rebounds against the Kings. Jordan’s probably going to stay over 10 points per game on the season, and he is only two rebounds away from grabbing 1,100 rebounds on the year. The only other player in franchise history to have 1,100+ rebounds and 200+ blocks in a season was Bob McAdoo in Buffalo 40 years ago.

In fact, Jordan is about to enter some awesome company. Here are the names in the 1,100 rebounds, 200 blocks in a season club: McAdoo, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Hakeem Olajuwon, Shaquille O’Neal, Elvin Hayes, Dikembe Mutombo, Ben Wallace. Jordan’s scoring is closer to Mutombo’s, who was a eight-time All-Star. Jordan turns 26 this July. His star is bright, and it’s crystal clear that he’s an incredible asset to this team going forward.– Law Murray

The Magic Number
It sounds intuitive, but the Clippers are essentially unbeatable when they shoot well from behind the arc. After today’s win, they are now 33-1 when they make nine or more 3-pointers. While that might sound like an arbitrary benchmark, that’s the number of 3s that elite shooting teams — i.e. the Rockets, Warriors and Blazers — average per game. L.A. has been an average 3-point shooting at best this season, but if they can find any semblance of consistent shooting, their offense will reach another level.– Jovan Buha at FOX Sports West